The 1917 Florida Gators football team represented the
University of Florida
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during the
1917 college football season
The 1917 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Georgia Tech as national champions, the South's first. Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Williams, and Washington Sta ...
. The season was
Alfred L. Buser's first of three as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The 1917 season was a disappointment; the team completed their football season with an SIAA conference record of 1–3
[Roger Saylor,]
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
," College Football Historical Society, The LA84 Foundation (1993). Retrieved September 11, 2010. and an overall record of 2–4.
2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
Before the season
Coach Buser was a former
All-American lineman for the
Wisconsin Badgers
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, and promised to bring a Midwestern power football style of play to revive the Gators after the winless
1916
Events
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January
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season.
[ Captain "Rowdy Bill" Wilkinson was the team's only returning letterman.
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Schedule
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Game summaries
South Carolina
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21–13.[
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Tulane
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overwhelmed the Gators 52–0,ends
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for long gains.[ ] The Gators were frequently penalized for offsides and hurdling.[
The starting lineup was Clemmons (left end), Wurtrich (left tackle), Connell (left guard), Wells (center), Otto (right guard), Brannon (right tackle), Thomas (right end), Fuller (quarterback), Wilkinson (left halfback), Ball (right halfback), Lightsey (fullback).][
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Florida Southern
*Sources:[
The Gators extended their winning streak over the to four games, winning 19–7.][
The starting lineup was Clemmons (left end), Wutrich (left tackle), Swink (left guard), Dye (center), Cornell (right guard), Brannon (right tackle), Thomas (right end), Fuller (quarterback), Marshall (left halfback), Leifeste (right halfback), Lightsey (fullback).][
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Auburn
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Florida endured its sixth-straight loss to coach ]Mike Donahue
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team. The Plainsmen had their biggest win on the season over Florida, 68–0.[
]
Clemson
*Sources:[
Clemson defeated the Gators 55–7.][
The starting lineup was Clemmons (left end), Wutrich (left tackle), Connell (left guard), Dye (center), Otto (right guard), Brannon (right tackle), Thomas (right end), Loomis (quarterback), Wilkinson (left halfback), Ball (right halfback), Lightsey (fullback).][
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Kentucky
*Sources:[
On Thanksgiving, in the school's first-ever game against the ]Kentucky Wildcats
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, Florida lost 52–0.[
]
Personnel
Line
Backfield
Coaching staff
*Head coach: Al Buser
*Manager: W. E. Stone
*Assistant managers: E. B. Casler, J. W. Dalton
References
Bibliography
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